The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-29 00:00:00

TN what " Happy Land" can I see you after the , a. "Opera?" I only know of One HAPPY LAND n which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT GARDEN, my deer fellow ! R INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s, 8d at the Retail Houses in London ;by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale it F, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal. Pink Label, and Cork branded " liinahan's LL Whisky." THE CREDIT FONCIER (Limited 00, Lombard-street, E.C. Capital, £1,000,010, in 20,0'0 Shares of £5O each. Subscribed Capital, £500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley. Deputy Chairman—James Levier, Esq. The Hon. T. C. Haliburton, Adolphe Hakim, Esq. Henry l'ownal', Esq., .T.P. Edward Warner. Esq., 11. P. John Westmorland, Esq. Alexander Dunbar, Esq. Charles E. Newbon, Esq. Charles Elli-, Esq. MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co. Bank of London. This Company advances money on the deposit of Title Deeds of approved Freehold or Leasehold Property in Great Britain, with or w:thout regular Mortgage. Guarantees Titles or Securities, and, as Agent, negotiates Loan on 3lortgage, for long or short periods ; also, Receives Money on Deposit for FIXED PERIODS ONLY, at special rates to be agreed upon. Communications to be addressed to the Manager. ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. Temporary Office, 80, Lombard-street, E.C. T HE CREDIT MOBIL I E R (Limited), 80, Lombard-street, E.C. Capital. £1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O each. Subszribed Capital, £500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley. The Hon. T. C. Ha'iburton, I John Westmorland, E , q. Edward Warner, Esq., 51. P. Alexander Dunbar, Esq. Char.es Ellis, Esq. Ado phe Hakim, Esq Jari es Levick, Esq. Charles E. Newbon, Esq. Henry Pownall, Esq. MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. RANKERS. Mes rs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co. London. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, London. This Company is prepared to negotiate Government and ltrunicipal Loans, and to aid in carrying out Concessions. To make advances on approved securities. To effect the purchase and sale of Shares, Stocks, &o , and to transact financial business generally. Also to receive money on deposit, for BRIEF or EX TE.NDEI) periods, on terms to be agreed upon. Communications to be made to the Manager. THOMAS SHORT, Secretary. Temporary Offices, 80, Lombard-street, London. E.C. THE EBBW VALE COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 18',2. Capital Four Millions, in 50,(00 shares of £5O each. Deposit on application £t per share, and £4 on allotment. Further calls wi 1 not exceed £5 per share, made at intervals of not less than three months, and will extend over a period of three years. It is estimated that not more than two-thirds of the total capital will be required to be called up. DIRECTORS. Abraham Darby, Esq., Ebbw Vale Park, Monmouthshire, Chairman and Managing Director. Joseph Robinson, Esq., Berkhampstead and London, Deputy Chairman. Francis Tothill, Esq., Bristol. Jolla Platt, Esq., Oldham. G. S. Beecroft, Esq , M.P., Leeds. James AsAnall Turner, Esq., M.P.. Manchester. Harry George Gordon, Esq., 1, Clif den-place, Hyde-park, London. Charles King Anderson, Esq., 65, Old Broad-street, London. BANKERS. The Bank of England. And its several Branches at Manchester, Birmingham. Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds, New castle, Hull, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Leicester. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Freshfie'ds and Newman, London. • BROKERS, Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, London. AUDITORS. David Chadwick, Esq. (Messrs. Chadwick, Adamson, M'Kenna, and Co.), 27, Great George-stree , Westminster. John Young, Esq. (Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co.), Tokenhouse-yard, City. OFFICES, PRO TEM. No. 27, Great George-street, Westminster, and 7, Laurence Pountney-hill, C ty. The Company is formed for the purpose of carrying into effect an agreement made for the purchase of the undermen tioned Coal, Iron, and other Works, which have tor a long time been carried on with very satisfactory results by private individuals, and are capable of considerable expansion, with greatly increased profits. The Properties and Works have been purchased on very favourable terms, on valuadons made by eminent mining enJneers. The Works consist of I. The Ebbw Vale Collieries and Iron Works. 2. The Sirhowy Collieries and Iron Works. 3. The Vict ria Collieries and Iron Works. 4. The Abersychan Collieries and Iron Works. 5. The Pontypool Collieries and Iron and Tin-plate Works. 6. The Abercarn Collieries and the Chapel Farm Estate. 7. Wharves and Landing Stages at NcWpOrt. All in the county of Monmou h. 8. Hmmatite Iron and Coal Galeages 6r Royalties in the Forest of Dean. in the county of Gloucester 9. The Brendon Hills Carbonate of Iron or Spathose Mines, in the county of Somerset. And the Estates comprise :- 3,251 acres of Fre• hold Land and Mines. 7,215 acres of Leasehold Mines, and ag r.ements for leases havin , upwards of 8 years unexpired. 2,137 acres of Leasehold Mines, haying from 10 to 50 years unexpired. 7 0 0 acres of Mines in the Forest of Dean, held under a Crown lease, renewable in perpetuity for perio Is of 21 years. About 9 miles in length, or about 3,,00 acres. on the course of the Spathose iron ore veins, in Somersetsh re, under leases for about 50 years unexpired. The leaseho d coal and iron-stone royalties are held on very moderate terms. There are upwards of 2,000 houses and Cottages on the free hold and leasehold estates. The rentals from land, farms, and houses, amount to about £14,000 a-year. The works afford employment to more than 15,000 persons, representing a population of 0,000 people. Schools fur the a3ZOMMOiation of 2,200 children, and a Me chanics' Institute have been erected upon the estates. There are 23 b:ast-furnaces, of which 16 are in operation at the present time—three being cold blast. The present annual prcduct of the various col'ieries is 850,000 tons of coal ; and this quantity can , w ith a compara tively sma 1 outlay, be increased to 1i million tons annually. The produce of iron-stone is 280,000 tons annually, which can be increased to 450,000 tone. The iron-making coals on these properties are of a superior quality, free from sulphur, and eminently adapted for the manufacture of the best class of iron or steel. The present annual yield from the furnaces is about 130,000 tons of pig iron, Including 12,000 tons of Pontypool cold blast, but the arrangements are adapted for the production of 180,030 tons. About 90,C00 tons of rsils and finished iron the sold annually, which can be increased to 120, 000 tons with the present applianc s. All the properties are very favourably placed in regard to shuatien of works and facilities of transport. The coal and iron-stone mines, which are now drained and proved, will Supply the present consumption, without any material in crease of dead charges or outlay of capital, for upwards of 50 years ; and with a small outlay will yield a further supply of eOO,OOO to. s of coal per annum, for household and steam PUT roses, for a like period. The hmmatite iron ore and coal properties held in the Forest of Dean will shortly be opened, and placed in direct communication by railway with the va rious iron works, the distances between which and the place of pro duction will be from 2 . to 42 miles only. whilst this class of ore is now carried to the works 3.0 miles by water and 30 miles by raiL The Forest of Dean ore contains from 35 to 42 per cent. of iron, and is well known for its superior quality over other hmmatite ores for the manufacture of the best iron and steel. It is estimated that, when ful,y oper.ed, the mines now held by the Company will produce 100,000 tons annu all y for 50 years. The very extensive and valuable mines of spathose iron ore, in Somersetshire, belonging exclusively to the Company, are the only mines of their kind now being worked in Gre at Britain, excel) , ing the small veins found in the Durham lead mines. When these mines are fully developed the works of the Company will possess advantages greater tha n any other works in the supply of this most valuable materia for the manufacture of the best quality of iron and steel. And the cost of producing spiegeleisn (pig iron. with this ore will not exceed half the present cost of spiegeleisn deliv, red in England from Germany, which country furnishes nearly the whole of the supply required for the present consump- tion. The Directors have agreed for a licence for the manufac ture of steel by the Bessemer process, which, from the pecu liar resources they possess, they will be enabled to produce in v ry large quantities, and at a price that in comparison with other works, A ill insure to them the same advantages in the manufacture of steel rails as the Ebbw Va!e Company have so long enjoyed in respect of iron rails. The stocks of material and finished iron will be taken at the cost price, as entered in the books at the ast steck- six taking in September, 1863, and are to be paid for wit hin months. The'contracts on hand, which are large, and at remunera tive prices, will be transferre d to the new Company. Mr. Abraham Darby, the principal proprietor and manag ing partner of the whole o, the concerns comprised in the present purchase, will undertake the duties of Chairman of the Board, and has consented to act as Managing Director for a period or five years, thereby securing to the new Company the benefit of his long practical experience in the Man a g e- Mr. Joseph Robinson, also a proprietor in all the above concerns, and who for many years, as the London partner, has had the princip . 1 managem ent of th eir commercial ope rations, will, under the direction of the Board, conduct the business of the Company as here tofore, From certified reports on the profits of the various works, extending over a considerable p eriod, and from a due con sideration of the advantages p ossessed by the Co mpany, the Directors feel justified in anticinating that the annual dividends will be such as to give sa tisfaction to the Share holders. The Vendors will subscribe for Shares in the Company to the extent of halfa million sterling. Three hundred thousand pounds of the purchase-money will be paid within two months, and the remainder by six equal half-yearly Instalments, with interest at 5 per cent. raid. No promotion-money or other similar payment will be made. Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained at the Bank of England, and its several Bran es ch ; fro further information required will be furnished. CHADWICK, ADAMSON, M.KENNA, and Co., Financial Agents, 27, Great George-street, W et. Ma estminster, and 61, Cross-street, nchester. . THE EBBW VALE COMPANY (Limited). Capital .£4,000,0A, in 80,0)0,001 shares of £5O each. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR ALLOTMENT OF SaARES. No. To the Directors of "The Ebbw Vale Company (Limited)," per Messrs. Chadwick, Adamson, M`Kenn a, and Co., Finan cial Agents, 27, Great George-strect, Westminster, and 61, Cross-street, Manchester. Gentlemen, Having paid a deposit of £1 ter Share, I beg to apply for Shares of £5O each, in the proposed "Ebbw Vale Company (Litni•ed)," and I hereby a,zree to become a Share holder in that Company. subject to its rules and regulations, and to accept.sucti shares. or any :ess number that may b e allotted to me. I arn, Gentlemen, ' Your obedient servant, Name in full Address in full Profession or occupation Date I. ll l >V l "k •.•••••• N°. 22,469. T" L0NI) 0 N (Limited). To be incorporated under the provisions of the Companies' Act of 1862. Capital £55,000, in 5,500 shares of £lO each, one half of which is already subscribed. £1 to be paid on application, and £1 on allotment, beyond which amount it is not anticipated that more than one ( all of £2 will be required. A minimum ciTidend of 120 per cent. guaranteed for three years. Should no allotment be made the deposit will be returned in full. DIRECTORS. Lord G. Loftus, Grafton ( lub. Major-General Smythe, C.B , Senior United Service Club. D. r raser Luckie, Esq. Cate cf Lu kie Brothers, Fenchurch • street), Dir. ctor of Southampton Imperial Hotel Company. Captain C. Coape, Pryor's Bank, Fulham, Director of London and Liverpool Hotel Company. With power to add to their number. MANAGING DIRECTOR, Frederick Sawyer, Esq. SOLICITOR. George Lawrence, 9, Fenchurch-street. BANKERS. Bank of London, Threadneed e-street and Char'ng-cross. AUDITOR. C. F. Kemp Esq., (Messrs. C. F. Kemp, Ford, and Co., public accountants, 7, Gresham-street). BROKERS. Messrs. Spencer and Norton, 22, Throgmorton-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 9, Fenchurch-street. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Mr. W. Wood Townsend. It wil hardly be disputed that there is no class of enter prize which derives greater benefit from the applic Aim of the limited lability principle th n that of y üblic place. of entertainment, wherein the creation of a number of sh re holders having a , ommon interest in the prosperity of the concern is obviously equivalent to the extension of a connec tion. Thii is especially exemplied in all those instances Where arr .ngements are made to retain the administration Or the new company in the hands of those whose ability and skill have secured th Lt popu arity which is indispensable to success. Perhaps this was never more strongly shown than in the conversion of the London Tavern and the Albion into a public company, which has resulted in a success that is most conspicuous. Though only carried into effect six months since, the shares stand at upwards of 50 rer cent. premium, and it is notorious that the business has increased to an extent that is quite unprecedented. There is t robably no institution in the metropolis which has attained a more satisfactory position in all respects than the London, under the judicious management of its yre ent proprietor, Air. Freder.ck Sawyer. Its name has become widely celebrated, while its profits can be demonstrated to be large almost beyond comparison. This property, including the very valuable leas(' for thirty three years, the goodwill, furniture, fixture., plant, fittings. bc., has been purchased by the company at the price of £34,50 ; one-half of the amouat to be taken in shares with £7 credited tiler eon. The business and the profits are con stantly increasing, and the proprietor evinces the reliance in their stability, which his experience has created, by guaran teeing a minimum dividend of 12i per cent. upon the antici pated called-up capital fOr the period of three years, and to secure such guarantee by a deposit of shares in the company in the hands of trustees. He has also agreed to undertake the management of the company for the term of three years, and to accept as remuneration tor his services one-half of the profits, after payment of a dividend of 12i per cent. to the shareholders. It cannot fail to be recognised that this arrangement offers an investment in the highest degree secure and rrofitable. No expenses in respect to promotion fees have been, or will be incurred ; and an agreement has been entered into that the expenses of forming the company up to the allotment of shares, shall not exceed one per cent. upon the nominal capital. Applications for shares must be made in the form annexed to the prospectus, which may be obtained at the temporary offices of the company, of the brokers, and of the bankers. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1864. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 1 vol., with Po r t ra it , R EMIND_TENCES OF THE OPERA. By BENJAMIN LUMLEY, Twenty years' Director of Her Majesty's Theatre. " Our space does not allow us to follow Mr. Lumley in his many anecdotes of artist ll'e, or in hi • criticisms on the cele brated artists who have from time to time peopled his stage. His judgments strike us as not on y discriminati ng , b u t eminently fair and candid." —Saturday Review. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. This day, at al Libraries, in 2 vols., post Svo., MEMOIRS OF RICHARD AVHATELY, Archbishop of Dublin. By W. J. FITZP_A.TRICK, Esq. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her ➢iajesty. Next Week will be Published, in 2 vols., post Bvo., THE CRUISE OF THE ALABAMA AND THE SUMTER. From the Private Journals, eke., of Captain SEMMES, C.S.N., and other Officers, with Illustrations, Corresponden3e, dtc. London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., 66, Brook-street, W. WILL BE READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES, JULY 1. In 2 vols, crown Bvo., cloth, price 21 ~ QUPERIOR TO ADVERSITY; or, THE ROMANCE OF A CLOUDED LIFE. A Novel. By the Author of "Mackfriars ; or, The Monks of Old," &e. London : Trubner and Co., 00, Paternoster-row. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. To the Directors of The London (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having, paid to the Bank of London the sum of X , I heresy request that you wilt sl of me shares in The London (Limited), and I hereby agree to accept such shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay such calls as may from time io time be made upon them ; and I agree to become a member of the Company, and to sign the Articles of Association when required by you, and I request you to place my name ii; on the Register of Members in respect of the shares so allotted. in full Profession or occupation Residence in full Date THE GENERAL FINANCIAL and ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (Limited). Capital £IOO,COO, in 10,000 shares of £lO each, with power toincrease. £1 per share to be paid on allotment. Incorporated under " The Companies' Act, 1862," whereby the liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount subscribed. CHAIRMAN. Captain Raymond, R.N., The Mall, Chiswick, S.W. AUDITOR. Stanley E. Bennet, Esq. (Nies;re.Bennet and Gaskell), 31, Nicholas-lane, E.C. BANKERS. London and Westminster, Lothbury, E.C. BROKERS. Messrs. Shorter and King, 26, Birehin-lane, __ SOLICITORS. Messrs. Howard, Dollintin,;;;llOWther, 141, Fenchurch street, E.C. SECRETARY. Francis It Spry, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES-206, Gresham House, E.C. Now ready, THE DU B LIN REVIEW, No. V. for JULY. Price Six Shillings. CONTENTS. I. The late Judgment of the Privy Council. 11. Venn's Life and Labours of St. Francis Xavier. 111. Rome and the Munich Congress. IV. Froude's History of England —Mary Stuart. V. Garibaldi in England. VI. Newm•nn's Apologia Pro Vita Sua. VII. Historical Notes of the Tractarian Movement. Part IV. VIII. Foreign Periodical Literature. IX. Notices of Books. X. 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WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Cnaring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, is. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. E AST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. The Court of Directors of the East and West India Dock Company hereby Give Notice, that a HALF-YEARLY COURT or GENERAL MEETING of the said Company will be held, pursuant to the direction of the Act Ist and 2d William IV., cap. 52, at the Dock House, No. 8, Bather square. on FRIDAY, the Bth July next, for the purpose of choosing and appointing eight Directors in the room of those going out of office by rotation, and also one other Director to fill the vacancy occ as i one d b y the resignation of Augustus Henry Bosanquet, Esq. ; a t w hi ch be declared on the C a pit a l St ock of the Company for the half year ending the 30th J une. be a Dividend will By order of the Court, GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West India Dock House, Billiter-square, June 24, 1864. N.B.—The Chair will be taken at Two o'clock precisely. 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It consisted of 175 sheep, 125 pigs, 7 calves, 204 quarters of beef, and 369 joints of meat, besides 596 head of game and poultry —24,9991bs of it were diseased, 6061bs were putrid, and the rest (9,5641b5) were from animals that had died from acci dent or disease. These proportions have generally been less than the quantities seized in the corresponding quarters of the last two years, but the proportion of what is termed dead meat has risen from 7,5601bs to 9,5641b5. ~% /' '~~!~' ~ GAG ~ PR1CE......... STAMPED.....Sd. Racing and Racehorses. TO THE EDITOR OF " THE SUN." Sir,—lt is so difficult to comprise in one letter the arguments which are necessary to enlighten the public respecting the alleged deterioration of racz.- horses, owing to the modern system of light weights and short courses, that I am induced to trespass on your columns to place the subject in a point of view consistent with common sense. There can be but one opinion among all persons who are interested in the turf, that the grand object in breeding is to combine good size, great strength, and power of endurance with superior speed. This has never been lost sight of. Oar motto is, Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis, We have succeeded in establishing a breed with one-fifth more speed and more strength than the original stock---an increased average stature from 14 hands to 151—i n 13 gene rations from the first imported stallions, Darley Arabian, Byerly Turk, without a drop of mixed blood, and we have a firm conviction, with ready proof, that no horses in the world can be compared to them. On the authority of Abd-el-Kader and my Indian friends, the race of Zad-el-Rakeb, the gift of Solo mon to the tribe of Azed, has not degenerated since 1720, when the calibre of the English racehorse was probably on a par with the barbs which now adorn the Gibraltar meeting. Admit this fact, and it is patent to every racing man that the best of these " divine horses" which according to Eastern history descended as a heavenly gift from Adam to Ishmael, Ishmael to Solomon, from Solomon to Mahomet, and from Mahomet to our own times, cannot compete with the Anglo-Arabian at a difference of five stone. A thoroughbred butcher's hack will beat the Flower of the Desert any distance under a hundred miles. If there is a depreciation, why ascribe it to the abolition of heavy weights, or to the substitution of shorter courses? The natural solution would be that it is owing to the sale of our most valuable stock to every country in Europe, to China, to Au. tralia, New Zealand. But we have enough left to challenge all the world. The Emperor and the French Government are liberal in their racing prizes and promote the improvement of the Anglo-Arabian on national grounds. They well deserve success. In Great Britain, under the cold shadow of the Crown and the Government, doling out a miserable donation in the shape of encouragement, we not only hold our ground, but we advance with rapid strides. In 1843 the total amount of stakes, plates, and matches was £l99,ooo—in 1863 it was above £250,000, without including the Royal plates. The deterioration of horses is a pure fiction. Stockwell, King Tom, Young Melbourne (Nabob, sold to France), and many other stallions are framed to gallop under 20st ; the first charges £lOO, King Tom £75 next season for the chance of a foal. You may see in Lord Glasgow's and Baron Rothschild's stables 20 horses up to 18st ; 60 years ago you could not have found five thoroughbred horses of this de scription in the United Kingdom. Fine yearling colts fetch at auction from 460 to 800 guineas, if they appear likely to stay a distance and to carry heavy weights. That ought to be a sufficient answer to those persons who imagine that light weights and short* courses are detrimental to the breed and encourage " leggy weeds." How can we improve our system ? The 2,700 brood mares produce about the same number of " leggy weeds" as other domestic animals in proportion to the first class. In the human race there is a difference much greater to their discredit. As there is a national prejudice against converting horses into beef, some are kept on in training to take their chance in short races for the amuse. went of their owners. If "iliose who pay the fiddler have a right to call the tune," why are they to be abused by certain amateurs, who rarely sub scribe to a racing prize, and who are never troubled with a trainer's bill P These gentlemen profess a horror for short courses, and a predilection for tho old four-mile Queen's Plates, which broke down so many horses that they were revised in 1833, 1817 end 1861. Although I deprecate a /e!urn to the bqrbarcus system, I am a strenuous advocate fur ttvo national prizes to test the capabilities of en durance—small sweepstakes, added to plates of .C 2,000, to be run for at Newmarket, one the Round Course for four years and upwards, in the Ist October; the other in the Houghton Meeting, the Beacon Course, for any horse carrying llst., the winner of the first plate 71b. extra. It is an axiom in racing, both with man and horse, that the constant habit of carrying heavy weights destroys quick action. Ttie speed of the fastest man would be a nullity if he were employed for a year as a heavy porter. Tailors, from the life they lead, and from never wearing heavy boots, preserve their speed. They can give 10 yards in 100 to any of the industrious classes who carry heavy burdens, as weight on the shoulders deadens the elasticity of the sinews, and stiffens the muscles of the legs. It is equally destructive to the speed of horses, Train the fastest horse at Newmarket under llst., and in six months he will entirely lose his racing form. Emblem and Emblematic, the winners of the Liverpool Steeplechases, cannot beat a moderate three-year-old at even weights for two miles, "When horses lose their speed without any apparent cause, the trainera ascribe it to the decay of nature or to the effects of age. In 99 cases out of 100 it is owing to exercising them under heavy lads, who have been retained in their service from charitable ~~ ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Corporation has been formed for the purpose of uniting the ordinary business or a Finance Company with teat of an Estate Agency--a want not yet supplied by any of the existing Companies The business of the Corporation will consist of two distinct branches—viz., Financial Transactions and Estate Agency Business, and competent representatives will be apdoiatei in the principal towns. The Financial Department will consist of advancing money on real and personal estate, whether intended for sale or otherwise, and on such other securities as the Directors may approve. The Corporation will act also as agents between mortgagors and mortgagees, and will negotiate subscriptions or loans for British and foreign undertakings, the bona fides of which Nail be strictly investigated before they are sub mitted to the public. The Estate Agency Department will embrace valuations ; the purchase and sale of estates, lands, and houses; the management of estates, and the carrying out of drainage and other essential improvements ; also the sales of agricultural produce, farming stock, and every description of properties, by private contract and public auction ; and it is intended to hold periodical sales of freehold and leasehold properties. Several lucrative transactions have already been secured by the Corporation; and although the Directors consider the Present nominal capital ample for all immediate purposes, power has been taken to increase the same should it be ultimately deemed desirable. By the Articles of Association (which lie for inspection at the Temporary Offices of the Company), each Director is required to hold 2:10 snares ' • and more than 2,000 shares have already been subscribed for by the Directors and their friends. Proseectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained from the Banters and Brokers, or at the Temporary Offic-s of the Company. NOTICE. —The GENERAL FINANCIAL and ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (Limited. The SHARE LIST of this Corporation will be CLOSED on the 30th for Town Application, and on the 2d July for Country App !cation. By order of the Board, F. SPRY, Secretary. THE GENERAL FINANCIAL and ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (Limited). The Directors are now prepared to receive APPLICA TIONS from Established Estate Agents in the country to act as Representatives for the Corporation. By order of the Board, F. SPRY, Secretary. SALES BY AUCTION. Pinner.—Freehold Building Land. MR. ANDREW HIND will SELL by AUCTION, in JULY, 23 ACRES of LAND, beauti fully situate near the village, and about a mile from the station. The plots will contain from half an acre to two acres and upwards. The estate is well wooded, and has a stream of water flowing through it Residents on this pro pertywill be entitled to the privileges of Harrow school, and the occuvant of each house of the value of £5O per annum will receive a free first-class railway ticket to London for 13 years. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. FREEHOLDS. —fir. ANDREW HIND h as for SALE a Pair of Semi-detached 7-roomed VILLAS, pleasantly situate near a station, half an hour's ride from Farringdon-street. Price £550 ; part may remain. Now let at £22 each, but possession of one may be had. Will be sold separately if desired. City Central E tate Offices, 1, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. 500 BUSINES J S U E N S E .- L A IS I T r. , ANDW, HIND'S Containing 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &c., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. BUSINESS PREMISES. - Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a spacious SHOP, 9 rooms and out buildings, at Marylebone. Rent £l2O. Lease 40 years. Premium £lOO. Also the following :—Kingsland, rent .V 5 ; Hampstead-road, £l5O ; near Whitechapel, £55, &C. Offices corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. , BUSINESS PREMISES WANTED.—Must be large, and suitable for manufacturing purposes. If with water-power will he preferred. Send particulars and terms to Mr. ANDREW HIND, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE.— Upwards of one thousand useful end ornamental objects, including an extensive variety of Clocks, Candelabra, Vases, Tazzi, Boudoir, Writing Table Suites, Inkstands, Candlesticks, Pentrays. &c. &c., executed in this beautiful material, and specially adapted for MARRIAGE GIFTS, - are now being exhibited in the ONYX SALON of Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., Goldsmiths to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 5,7, 9, Regent street, Pall-Mall, S.W. fl RI Z E MRDAL.—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, tO., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1710.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • • • .s. Od. per lb . VEGETABLE LINDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. .. • • .. ls. sd. per lb. Second quality •• • • • • is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. • • .. Is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.. 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the manufacture of Wax candles for the use of the Altar yILR. and Mrs. GERMAN . REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear THE PYRAM in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, ID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial stance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr, and Mrs. German Reed; and THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Sat , rday), at 8; Thursday and Saturday morning's, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY o f IL ; LUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is., 259; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. THE OXFOR D, 6 , OXFORD .STREET, W. THIS EVENING, the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolai ; and UN BALLO IN MASCHERA ; sup ported by the whole of the Talented Company. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedyby UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, a Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., &o. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Open every Evening. CAN,TERBURY HALL Westminster -road, London. Tins EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted, entitled THE TERCEN ['KVA ; or,a WITH SHAKSPERE, written expressly by W. F. Vander vell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-app, , ar. ALSO, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS! "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passim:* and repsssing through the Magic Fountain, i•s so complete an Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. D. Prinon Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Air. T. Ptlaclagan, G. W. Jester, dm. .Sc A ission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full lenzth portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken . from the original photograph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, ls. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. ARGYLL RO 0M S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, ARE OPEN EVERY EVENING. During this week a new Polka and two Waltzes Including " Abschied Von Munchen," by Jos. Gung'l, played by com m +ad of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at the State Ball, wid be performed. Doors Open c.t Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission is. GIVEN AWAY.—A Catalogue of the Wonders contained in the LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, to whi c h i s appended a Lecture on Marriage,&c., Bvo., 200 pages, p os t f ree f or two stamps.—Address, the Secre tary, 29, George-street Hanover-square, London, W. Open from 10 till 8. Admission, ls. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, lOs 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 11 cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.—TH0.11 AS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. ASTHMA, OPPRESSION, SUFFOCATION, ke„ radically CURED by the celebrated PAPER of RICOU, patented chemist. A sample sent gratis, and post age free on application. Apply to 31. Ricou, 14, Alfred place, Be dford -square, London. PHEASANT REARING for 1864. M CHA BERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, ARKER RICE, PELLET, D. S. 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One gentleman writes, " All my young pheasants last season were sickly, and several died ; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN.- MOLLARD'S perfumed Toilet Sulphur and Cream, highly patronised by the faculty, nobility, and genty. Nothlm equals the properties and qualities of the Soap No. 1 for ordinary toilet purposes, and of Nos. 2 to 5 in all cases of cutaneous affections or rheumatism. Perfumed toilet cream, cold cream, and pomatum for the hair. Barege cream for sulphur baths, without any disagreeable odour. All these preparations may be had at the central depot, 221 A, Regent-street, London, W. ; and at Messrs. Newbery and Sons, Barclay and Sons. Edwards, Reating, Saner and Son, Jozeaunetti, and all chemists. Pamphlets and testl monfals tree on a plication. Agent for Edinburgh—Mr. John M`Kay, chemist, 119, George-street. TEETH, -Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations tree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W. ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DR,. 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SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.-A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre oared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and live* complaints, indigestion, wind. s p asm s, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grnteful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. 14d., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square faunpackage, with " William Lambert," engraved on the p. CLOTHES -WRINGE RS and STARCHERS, 12s. 6d., with solid India rubber rol ers. Other sies al 205., 308., and 40s. WASHING MACHINES. 60s. and z Ns. 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The Sanatory Condition of the City of London. At the weekly meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers, held yesterday at Guildhall, Mr Deputy De Jersey presiding, Dr. Letheby, the medical officer for the City, presented his quarterly report, which was as follows ; In the course of the winter quarter which ended in March last there were 759 births, and F7O deaths registered in the city of London. The first of these numbers is greatly below the average (837) for the correspondin g quarter of the last ten years, but the second is in excess of it (831). The distribution of the births has been as follows :-321 in the East London Union, 195 ia the West, and 243 in the City proper. These are in the annual proportions of 31'1 per 1,000 of the population in tlu first-named district, 29 . 2 of the second, and 20.9 of the third; making an average of 26 . 5 for the entire city. I n th e whole of England the annual average birth-rate in th e w i n t er quarter is 36 . 0 per 1,000 of the population, but during the last quarter it was singularly high, namely, 37.4 per 1,000. Excepting therefore in one or two of the sub-districts of the Eastern and Western unions, the birth-rate in the City has been remarkably small. Of the 870 deaths in the quarter, 317 have been in the Eastern Union, 234 in the Western, and 319 in the City of London Union. These numbers are in the annual propor tion of 301 per 1,000 of the inhabitants of the first-named district, 35 of the second, and 27.4 of the third ; making a general average of 30.4 for the whole City. In all England the usual mortality in the winte r quarter is at the annual rate of 24 9 per 1,000; and in the districts of the chief towns at 26.8; but in the quarter which has just expired, the death-rate of the whole country has been greatly in excess w e n of ,and theaverage, 27 n the for whole it has been 29.7 i n th e hi hole of E ng l an d. "S e ld om, chief i indeed," says the Registrar-General, "has a winter beet more fatal ;" and the city, in common with the rest of the metropolis, has suffered to an extraordinary extent. The average annual death -rate of London in the winter quarter is 25.8 per 1,000, but last winter it was 30.9, and as regards the City, there have been but three occasions during the last ten years when the mortality has been higher than in the last season. Those were the winters of 1864, 1855, and 1861, when the deaths were 895, 929, and 876. The time was when the highest death-rates were in when th e so il an d a i r wsarthee than a w the mo s t f a tal p er i o d ande these are influenc es iw t s h e e t rhe s e u f wa m li m ln ateefrrpawuntidrt putrescent autumnaita its cold months, matter, and betv e t n ; over which the sanitarian has but lit tle control. 2 FromB p ther n table cent., or Iv o r h h shows aa agn a fourth of all th e es at death, it appe ars that deaths are among children of less th an five years of age, and 33 per cent. or just a third, at 60 and upwards. The chief increase in the mortality ha s b een among old persons, e ceh which whose deaths have risen from 207 in the quarter to 286. As regards the causes of death, 106 persons have died from phthisis, 41 from tabes and scrofula, 14 from hydrocephalus 51 from pneumonia, 183 from bronchitis, 20 from continued fever, 23 from scarlet fever, 13 from whooping cough, 19 from croup and diphtheria, 15 from measles, 5 from erysi pelas, 3 from small-pox, and 10 from alvine flux ; making together 161 deaths from tubercular diseases, 234 from in flammatory affections of the lungs, and 113 from diseases of a zymotic character, the averages for the corre sponding periods of the last nine years being 151, 196, and 140 respectively. While therefore the number of deaths from phthisis, and from inflammatory affections of the lungs have been largely increased, those from the zymotic class of diseases have been greatly reduced. The raage of the thermometer during the quarter has been from 22.2 degrees to 55.7, the mean temperature having been 39 9, which is nearly two degrees below the average for the season. The coldest weather was in the second week of January, when the average temperature was 30.2 degrees, and then the deaths rose from 72 in the week to 102. Towards the end of the quarter, when the mean temperature was about 42 degrees, the average number of deaths in the week was only 49. Lastly, I may state that there have bean 37 wet days during the quarter, and the total rain fall has been 3.94 inches. Both of these are below the average for the season, and therefore the moisture of the air has been somewhat less than usual, in the mean proportion of 83 degrees of saturation instead of 84. As regards the sanatory work of the Taal ter, altogether there have been 1,598 inspections of houses, and 876 visits to the common lodging-houses, These have resulted in the issuing of 434 orders for sanatory improvement. The markets and slaughter-houses have also been duly motives. I admit that horses famed for running long die. tances are scarce, because the game is so seldom played. The heroes of old were generally small horses. The celebrated Gimcrack, in 1765, stood 13 hands 3 inches. Latterly we have bred more for size and strength. From the days of Rubens, Castrel, and Selim (1810), we have looked for speed to win the valuable one-mile sweepstakes ; b u t s i ze and strength will be served when great W e i g ht s are to be carried. In 1824 the speedy and magnificent Salt= beat the stout Centaur on th e R oun d C ourse at 12st. and list. 91b. ; but the same year Centaur turned the tables on him at 9st. 31b. and 9st. on the Beacon Course,and had the big one extended at the turn of the lands. Mahratta, a large, Pow er f u l horse, which could not get six furlongs a t li ght we i g hts in good com pany, could carry me, riding 17st., four miles under 11 minutes. He afterwards turned out a very stout hunter. This convinces me that a great- framed racehorse Which wou ld be beaten 500 yards in f our miles by a c l ear w inded small horse, carrying Ist. 71b. each , Would reverse the case to the same amount at 16st,, When the little one could not act under the weight. Therefore, by gaining great size and strength we have adapted the Anglo-Arabian to carry heavy men across the country, and at the head of their regiments ; this is the national view of the subject. It may be difficult to procure such horses, because foreign agents will give £6OO for any tho roughbred horse up to 14st. which can bend his knees, to supply Royal and Imperial stables on the Continent. As the price of young stock depends in great measure on the amount of prizes in prospectu, every withdrawal of public money affects their value, The present Royal plates (insignificant as they ap pear) are boons to the breeder, and afford amusement to our country friends. Their abolition would be a drop of water to the Revenue, which derives a great income from the turf. Calculate the sum of money which the Treasury receives in eight days from the dense crowds at Ascot and Epsom. Nobody imagines that in an assembly of sensible and thoroughbred gentlemen Mr. Percy Wyndham's motion will find support.* I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 13, Berkeley-square, June 27. H. I. Rovs. * Our correspondent has shown only his customary fore sight in all matters, relating, however remotely, to the Turf. Mr Percy Wyndham's m o ti on , as w ill be seen by our Parliamentary Report, found no support. //. Naval and Military Intelligent*- ~~ Major-Gen. E. C. Warde, C. 8., the newly- appNated commandant of the garrison a Woolwich, on Monday held his first inspection. The troops assembled in review order at 10 o'clock a.m. on the common, in the following order:_ Three troops of Royal Horse Artillery and two field batter ries, in command of Col. W. Middleton, C. 8.; the 13th Bri gade Royal Artillery and the Woolwich division Marine Light Infantry, in command of Col. Mitchell; and two bat teries of 40 pounder guns, in command of Col. A. G. Austen. Gen. Warde was attendee by Brigadier -Major Hey, Capt. Nangle, Deputy - Assist. - Quartermaster-Gen. of the garri son; Capt. Williams, A.D.C., and other officers composing the staff, who after going through a careful inspection of the line retired to the front, when the troops marched past in open columns of batteries. After this they were put through sundry field movements, of which the General was pleased to express his repeated approbation. The inspection termi nated at 1 o'clock. The Fourth Annual Military Rifle Match, open to all officers and men of the British army, took place at Alder shot, at the butts beneath Caenr's Camp, last week, on Mon day, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The prizes were the Army Stakes, for non-commissioned officers end men—the Cham pion's Prize, for the six best six shots at the Army Stakes —the Ladies' Pu-so, for officers—the Marksmen's Prize, for non-commissioned officers and men qualified as marks men during the present ennteal course, and marksmen of last year of companies not yet exercised—the Veteran Stakes, for non-commissioned officers and men of not less than 15 years' service—the Carbine Stakes—the Challe,nge Prize Cup, presented by the Sonth-Western Railway Company-- the File Firing Stakes, the Volley Stakes, the Non-Com missioned Officers Prizes, and the Rifle Derby. There were also pool targets open to all comers. The shooting exhibited a 'parked improvement on that of former years. Among the visitors on the ground during the last day were Lieut.- Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather, K.C.B.—Capt. Bogle A.D.C,— Major-Gen. Russell, C.B.—Lieut.-Col. Colville, Brigade- Major 2d Brigade--Col. Lowe, C. 8., Ist battalion 6th Re giment—Lieut.-Col. Jones, 73d Regiment., and many other officers of the Staff and Division, in whose presence the prizes were handed to the successful competitors by Capt. Twynam, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, at the close of the proceedings. In accordance with instructions received at Chatham from the Admiralty, the War Department transport Marlborough shipped at Upnsr Castle on Monday the powder and shell for the screw steam frigate Dauntless, 31, 580 horse power, Capt. J. Strange, which is to be attached to the Channel fleet. The Dauntless has undergone a most extensive repair, both to her hull and machinery, since she has been lying in the Medway. She was originally intended to be stationed in the Humber for the Coastguard service, but from subse quent orders received at Chatham, it is intended that she shall join the Channel fleet. Her full complement of officers and men will be at once made up, the latter taken from the steam reserve. The officials in charge of the Chatham steam reserve have received orders from the Admiralty for the necessary stores for,'keeping the engines and machinery in order to be sup plied to the vessels lately composing the Anglo-Chinese squadron, under the command of Capt. Sherard Osborn, C.B.—namely, the Tin-Sin, the Pekin, and the China, which are now at moorings at the Lapwell, near the entrance to Chatham harbour. The Edinburgh, 60, 200 horse power, late Coastguard ship at Queensferry, has been entirely dismantled, and had her stores returned into the dockyard. She has been dis masted prior to being placed in the third division of the Chatham steam reserve. The Assurance, 4, 300 horse power, Commander Wool combe, screw despatch vessel, having sprung her foremast during her run round from the westward to the Nore, has had her defects made good at Sheerness dockyard, and is now moored in the Medway awaiting orders from the Ad miralty. In order to complete the screw corvette Cadmus, 21, 400 horse power, which is ordered for immediate commission, instructions have been received at Chatham dockyard from the Admiralty, directing the joiners employed on that vessel to be paid exertion money. :An Admiralty order was likewise received at Chatham dockyard yesterday, directing the workmen in the sawing department to be employed for three months on task and job work. An order has been received at Chatham from the Admi ralty, directing a list to be immediately forwarded to their lordships of those shipwright apprentices and engineer stu dents who are considered eligible, and who may be desirous of competing for admission into the newly-established School of Naval Architecture, South Kensington. The ships of war on the Australian station ar the date of the last advices were the Harrier, 17, Capt. Sullivan (ordered home)—the Miranda, 14, Capt. Jenkins—the Eclipse, 4, Capt. Mayne—the Curagoa, 23, Commodore Wiseman— the Esk, 21, Capt. Hamilton—and the Falcon, 17, Capt. Parkin. All these vessels were at New Zealand. Mr Slade, private secretary to Captain W. H. Stewart, C. 8., superintendent of Chatham dockyard,has been super annuated on a pension of £515 per annum, after upwards of 50 years' service. The following appointments have been made at the Ad. minify: —Geo. J. Starr, paymaster, additional, to tho Irre sistible—Edwin A. Smith, paymaster, additional, to the Blenheim—George P. Rickcord and W. Pinhorn, paymas ters, additional, to the St. George—Wm. C. P. Grant, pay master, to the Trafalgar—Patrick O'Connor, paymaster, to the Impregnable— Henry N, Scaife, paymaster, t, the St. George—W. H, J. Brown, paymaster, to the President— and Thoma. Forder, clerk, to the Victory, as supernume rary—Cornelius Fox, master, additional to the Fisgard—J. W. INl`Kenzie, promoted to en; neer, supernumerary, to the Asia—E. IL Hewing, master's assistant, supernume rary, to the Edgar—James W.Valance, clerk to the Royal Adelaide, as supernumerary —William H. Kay, assistant • clerk, to the Canopus--and A. Ward, nominated to a naval cadetship. The Grand Duke of Oldenburg and the Duchies, FRANKFORT-ON.THE-MAINE, June 26. The following is the test of the declaration msde at the Federal Diet by the representative of Olden burg, embodying t le Grand Duke's claim to the Duchies of Schleswig end Holstein : "The high Federal Assembly has already been officially made acquainted through the representa tive of the Germanic Diet at the London Conference with the declaration delivered by the Russian repre. sentative at the sitting of the Conference upon the 2d inst. This statement was that his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, to facilitate as greatly as po se Bible the restoration of peace, had ceded to his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Oldenburg the right of succession falling to his Majesty as the chief of the 1 elder Gottorp line, by the abrogation of the London Treaty of 1852, and specially reserved in such event by the Warsaw protocol of 1851, His Majesty the Emperor Alexander has recently confirmed this decla ration in an autograph letter addressed to the Grand Duke from Kissengen on the 19th inst., a copy of which the Government of the Grand Duke has the honour to hand herewith to the high Federal Diet. "After mature consideration of the present state of the Schleswig-Holstein question and of the true interests of the entire German Fatherland, his Royal Highness the Grand Duke thoroughly ap preciates the lofty motives of his 'Majesty the Emperor of Russia with regard to the obstacles to a lasting restoration of peace, and thankfully ace cepts the cession of the rights of succession to the Duchies of Holstein and Schleswig, accruing to the chief of the elder Gottorp line after the abandon ment of the London Treaty. "The Government of the Grand Duke, while hastening to make this notification to the high Federal Assembly, intends to neglect nothing tend ing to establish the rights of succession thus ceded of his Royal Highness, as first representative of a younger Gottorp line, descended from Duke Peter Frederick Lous of Oldenburg, to the Duchy of Holstein and the Duchy of Schleswig, inseparably conneoted by hereditary right with the same, "It has hitherto been unnecessary for the Go vernment of the Grand Duke to enter protest against the claims to succession laid before the Federal Diet by another branch of the Schleswig- Holstein House immediately after the death of King Frederick VII. of Denmark, and thE- entire extinc tion thereby of the male branch of the Danish line. It has abstained from so doing solely in the interests of Germany and of the Duchies themselves. Equally in the same interests the Government of the Grand Duke will in future consider it its duty to defend the right of the various branches of the Gottorp line, to the succession in preference to any other, sine.s this right, freed from the o bligations of the \'Var s • eve protocol and London treaty is no longer opposed to a separation of the Duchies from Denmark, but passing to his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Oldenburg by the Imperial Act of cession is called on to render possible the complete independence of the Duchies, under a German Federal Prince and a rcstoration, of peace with Denmark. Th e Government of the Grand Duke reserves an e xplanation of the relations to the successio❑ in Schleswig-Holstein for the establishment of the rights of succession ceded to his Royal Highness the Grand Duke, and herewith enters its protest against any result being decided upon by the high Federal Assembly with regard to the claims to the succession submitted to it by his Highness Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonder burg. Augustenburg.' c/~ ~--- The Alabama and the Deerhound, The following correspondence between Mr. Mason and Mr. Lancaster, the owner of the Deer hound, has been forwarded to us for publication :--- 24, Upper Seymour-street, Portman square, London, June 21. Dear Sir,—l received from Capt. Semmes at Southamp ton, where I had the pleasure to see you yesterday, a full report of the efficient service rendered under your orders by the officers and crew of your yacht, the Deerhound, in re scuing him, with 13 of his officers and 28 of his crew, from their impending fate, after the loss of his ship. Capt. Semmes reports that, finding the Alabama actually sinking, he had barely time to despatch his own wounded in his own boats to the enemy's ship when the Alabama went down, and that nothing was left to those who remained on board but to throw themselves into the sea. Their own boats absent, there seemed no prospect of relief, when your yacht ayrived in their midst, and your boats were launched ; and he impressively told me that to this timely and gene rous succour, he, with most of his officers and a portion of his crew, were indebted for their safety. He further told me that on their arrival on board the yacht every care and kindness were extended to them which their exhausted con dition required, even to supplying all with dry clothing. I am fully aware of the noble and disinterested spirit ofw which promo theic Alaba p m t e a d , you and I to e g an t a o d t d h e n o r e t h s c i n u g e o t f the o the gallant recompensecrew already received by you and those acting under you in the consciousness of having done as you would be done by ; yet you w'll permit me to thank you, and through you the captain, officers, and crew of the Deerhound, for this signal service, and to say that, in doing so, I but anticipate the grateful sentiment of my country and of the Government of the Confederate States.--I have the honour to be, dear sir, most respectfully and truly your obedient servant, J. M. MASON. John Lancaster, Esq., Hindley Hall, Wigan. Hindley Hall, near Wigan, June 24. Dear Sir,—l am in due receipt of your esteemed favour of the 21st inst., and am gratified to find that the timely aid we rendered with the yacht Deerhound to the gallant captain and officers and crew of the Alabama has met with your approval. I shall always look back to that event with satisfaction, however much we may regret the result which necessitated my interference,—Yours very respectfully, JOHN LANCASTER. Tho Hon. J. M. Mason. Society for the Improvement of the Labouring Classes, The 20th annual meeting of the friends and sup.. perters of this society was held yesterday at Willis's Rooms, King street, St. James's. The Earl of Shaftesbury, the president of the society, presided. The noble CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceed. lugs, remarked that although the society and the subject entertained by it had been before them for 20 years, it had lost noneof its importance. It was as important now as when it was first mooted, for what with the growing increase of the population within, and with immigration from without, there was still as much necessity for their exertions as there ever was. They had no doubt done consider.. able good, but there was one thing which they had not done, but which it was most important they should do. They had not as yet reached the lower classes of the population. The model houses they had hitherto built had all been taken up by mechanics and labourers— people in employment, and who were able to pay the rent of them; bat there was a class below that who were not in a position to take advantage of these dwellings, and that class they had not yet reached, though he hoped some means would be devised which would enable them to do so. From the report, which was read by Mr. PAYNE, the secretary, it appeared that the corn of £5OB 12s 6d had been received from the tenants of the Thanks giviDg Model Buildings, Portpool-la❑e, Gray's I❑n lane, during the year ending 31st Decery,ber last, aad deducting therefrom for current expenses £154 63 7d, there remained a balan3e of £353 153 11d. In the family houses there had been two deaths cut of an average population cf 78, one a female adult, aged :59, and the other a child, aged two ' years. From the tenants in Streatham -street family houses, the sum of £738 4s 9d had been received, while the expenses had been £309 2s 6d, leaving a balance of £429 2s 3d. The renovated dwellings in Clark's-buildings, St. Giles's,had yielded £575 Bs, and the expenses having been £496 98 6d, there remain a balance of £7B 18s 6d. There had been four deaths in these buildings out of a popula tion of 236. From the buildings in Wild-court, Drury lane, £627 8s ld had been received, the current expenses having been £444 15s 6d, and the balance £lB2 12s 7d. Tyndal-buildings, for forty single men, had yielded £647 4s ld, the expenditure being £4BB 178 6d, and the balance £l5B 6s Bd. The sum of £694 1486 d had been received from the tenants at the George-street men's lodging-houses, and deducting therefrom the expenditure, £360 7e 11d, there remained a balance of £334 6s 6d. The Charles-street dwellings had yielding £403 9s, and deducting the expenditure, £256 16s 4d, there remained a balance of £146 12s 7d, There had been received on account of the Hat ton-garden houses £324, and after deduct ing the expenditure there wes a profit of £BB 5s id. The mortality in the entire of the society's houses had been, during the past year, 25 out of an average population of 1,509. Seventeen of the deaths were of children under ten years of age, and the average rate of mortality in the society's houses had been therefore 16.339 per thousand. The net returns from all the society's houses for the year exceeded that of the previous year by £196 Os. id. The number of washings at the Portpool-lane pub. lie washhouses during the year had been 21,367, the receipts had been £451 108., ld., and deducting therefrom £448 6s. 10d. for current expenses, in. eluding repairs, there remained a small balance in favour of the establishment of £3 3s. 2d. From the balance sheet it appeared that the funds actually received during the year from all sources for the general purposes of the society, had been £5,561 15s. 5d., and the balance in hand at the commencement of the year being £285 ss. lid., made the total amount to be accounted for £5,847 Os. 9d. The total current expenses of all the lodging houses, including repairs of the dwellings, &0., had amounted to £3,195 7s. 7d., while the other items of outlay made up the total expenditure to £5,552 10s. 5d., and left a balance in hand of £294 103.4 d. The real property of the society valued at a cost was stated to be £44,545 12s. 7d,, and the general liabilities to £22,269 9s. 11d., leaving assets valued at cost to the amount of £22,266 2s. Bd. Mr. GREOSON, M.P., moved the adoption of the report, and in doing so congratulated the friends of the society on the success which was attending the society's efforts, and the good which it was effecting. He was gratified to hear from the secre tary of the order and regularity which prevailed in all their dwellings, and the good conduct of their inhabitants. It would also be seen from the report that the society had been the means of saving life to a considerable extent, and these and many other advantages conferred by it gave it an un doubted claim on the sympathy and support of the public. The Rev. J. B. OWEN having seconded the mo tion, it was unanimously adopted. On the motion of the Rev. R. M. Fellows, seconded by Mr. l)imsdale, the committee and the other officers of the society was elected for the cur rent year, the last-named gentleman pointing out the propriety of the society using their efforts in the repairing and renovating old buildings, rather than in expending their means in the erection of new and showy ones. A cordial vote of thanks to the noble chairman concluded the proceedings. P 13, a s